Choctaw, Louisiana
Choctaw is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 879 as of the 2010 census.[3]
Choctaw, Louisiana | |
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  Choctaw  Choctaw | |
| Coordinates: 29°50′21″N 90°41′27″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Lafourche |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.25 sq mi (16.19 km2) |
| • Land | 6.25 sq mi (16.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 775 |
| • Density | 123.98/sq mi (47.87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 985 |
| GNIS feature ID | 557805[2] |
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 6.318 square miles (16.36 km2), all land[3]
Education
Choctaw is within Lafourche Parish Public Schools and served by Bayou Boeuf Elementary School, Sixth Ward Middle School, and Thibodaux High School.[5][6]
References
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- "Choctaw". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- "SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES." Lafourche Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on December 2, 2016. Based on the text description of the school boundaries: "Bayou Boeuf Elementary School, grades Pre K – 5 [...] and all of Highway 307 and Choctaw Road on the east side of Sixth Ward Middle School."
- "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Choctaw CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes | |
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